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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
COMING OF THE SANDMAN.

He peeps in through the key-hOle,
And he hobs up at the pane,
When scarlet freight dances
On wall and floor again.
uushi here he comes--thc Sandman,
With his dream-cap he Is crowned,
And grains of Sleep he scatters
Going round and round and round
While the little ones arc nodding, going
round.
He whispers quaintest fancies;
With tiny silver thread
He sews up silken eyelids
That ought to be In bed.
Each wee head mods acquaintance,
He's known wherever found:
All stay-up-lates he catches,
Going round and round and round
With a pack Of dreams forever going
round.
see two eyes the brightest:
But I'll not tell whose they arei
They shut up like lily
That Sandman can't be fart
Somebody grows so quiet
Who comes without a sounds
He leads one more to dream-land,
Going round and round and round!
And goodnight to the Sandman. goiEs
round.
Geo. Cooper. in " J. IndepeSdent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

and storm without
-zesnysoA
When the curtains close are folded,
Shutting out the dreary night,
When the children safe are gathered
Round the Preside warm and bright
Then cry of pain and longing
On the driving blast 10 borne,
Some poor homeless, hapless darling
Wanders in the storm Iorlorn.
Wild the winter winds are waiting.
Drives the sleet and sobs tho rain,
And the storm with icy fingers
Beats upon the window pane;
Still that sobbing cry Of anguish
Walls and wanders ON the blast:
If our ears are closed against it
What shall be our plea at last:
Feed my Lambs" the Masters bidding.
When for them and me He diedi
Still ungathered, still unfolded,
Shall they wande. far and WIDE?
Shall the sad. accusing faces
Ri.e before US in that day
Nvhs j all vain and false excuses
Fl ON Our lives ara swept away!
'1nasmuch"-Ah: could We bear it
II for US this sentence be!
"As for these ye have not done it.
So ye did it not for Me:'
Toll is rest, . plying Master!
Let US labor ut Thy feet.
Till the sharpest woe be welcome,
And tho bittesest pain IS sweet.
Chicago Adrcsee.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
THE SOULS DRY.Ror.

en- to 1.-Two Too Much In Themselves.
A clergyman in Virginia used to tell
this characteristic story of the venera-
bic Bishop M, who was noted for
his shrewd. keen. good sense. as much
as for his lofty piety.
81 had charge of my first parish for
nearly year before the Bishop visited
it. 1t was village in a beautiful
rural country, shut in from the world
| by mountains.
"'Your lines have fallen in pleasant
places he said to me the day he ar.
rived. Your people are refined and
cultured Christians
YES replied. But something is
lacking. do not know what it is.
You will dine with the principal MEM
bers of the church to-day, and you will
see what l mean
There were about dozen men and
women ut dinner. They all were well.
bred. courteous and intelligent Pres
emily the Bishop asked for Mr.. j..
who was not present.
"Oh, j" is too busy getting in
his hay to attend to church duties. said
one. Dollars lie nearer his heart than
religion.
"'And his wife?'
"'She is in Richmond said another.
Quite absorbed in fashion and gayety.'
"'YOu have lost Father D. since
was here said the Bishop. He was
indeed an Israelite in whom there was
no guile.
''Silence followed this remark. Then
one friend limited that old Mr.. D.
was penurious another that he was a
harsh father; third told the bad quail
tiles that belonged to each of his sons.
Before the meal was finished, there
was not an absent man or woman in
the parish who had not received por-
ton of ridicule, gliding sarcasm, or out
right calumny.
".What is wrong? l asked the
Bishop when we were alone. 'Therei is
not apparently friendly thought. or
spark of human interest in these peo-
ple.'
".Yet they are by nature kindly and
warm-hcartcd.' he said. There is a
disease which attacks timber, about
which the air is stagnated. The wood
! loses its moisture and life. it crumblcs
away rotten and. dead. Your peoples
souls have the dry-rot. They live in
too confined u space; they need fresh
air.
Shall l preach sermons on charityr
I aske.l.
Mo
1.-The Bishop himself preached, but
said nothing Of this fault. Instead Of
doing so, he told the story Of the miser-
les he had seen in Norfolk. then scourg-
I'd by the plague. and asked for money,
clothing and food. The next day the
people went to work; they were ex-
cited. eager. full of sympathy; they
forgot to criticise each other; the men
raised money. the women baked and
sewei. They were friendly and cheer
full.
- The fresh air has entered said
DR.. M to me. Take care that il
never is shut ou. again.
Much of the irritabi;ity in lndivid.
uals and i'll nature of communities are
due to II narrow. monOtonOus life. II
you see signs Of this dry-rot in your
nature. bring yourself in contact with
your fcllow-creaturcs. try to help them.
Take the soul as well as the body out
Of doors. if You would keep it in
health Youths Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
BILL NYE ON BIG HATS.

He Adds FITS Anathe,pe to the Compl.ln-
ing Chorus In the Back Row.
The late William Shakespeare once
wrote in an autograph album these
words:
Al the worlds stage.
Sincerely your friend.
WM SHAKESPEARE.
Perhaps he meant that there were
6ies on it-but we will not undertake
to enter this field of thought. How
ever, to speak in y more serious vein
and treating the subject In a more dig
ni1ed way, will state that after q
number Of years scrutiny of the world
! am convinced that the great bard
used this expression in figurative
sense only. Could he pick up his pen
to-day he would either erase the above
line or add to 1t SO that it would read:
'AIl the worlds q stage, and nobody but the
woman in the high Eat can see what u going On
u:on it. Yours bitterly, BILL"
1t is not new field, perhaps. this
discussion of the tall Sat. but Il desire
in my poor, weak way to add my tes;l-
mony to the testimony of those who
have sat down on said hat. / feel of a
truth Occasionally-that this high hat
is making an old man Of me and draw
ing lines of care here and there over
my fair young face. Here at a time
of life when ought to be in the fun
flush and pride of manhood I find my
self no longer able to build the fire in
the morning, and my breath, which
was once as robust as that of the upas
tree. now comes in short pants.
The tall hat with a wad Of timothy
or a fivc-pound pompon at the apex
thereof, has brought this about. How
would man look who might sit in the
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
FANCY PICTURE FRAMES

New DesiIE ms Which Ada Not Little to
tho Decoration Of . Roo&
twas happy inspiration that FIRST
suggested departure from the long
prevalent practice Of placing the 81
Multitude of ones friends in squares or
oblongs Of wood and gliding. Since the
discovery that an object may easily
combine both use and ornament. inge-
nuity is no longer sorely taxed 70 de
eide how to place pictures upon the
walls which offer few available square
feet.
In the present day-independently Of
the value or charm Of that which they
may surround-picture frames may be
had which are fitted to take their posi-
ton rs ornaments and contribute no.
little to the decoration of the room.
For instance, = guitar covered with
brocatelle, which is endowed with
design and colorinS Of the Louis XIV.
period, will have its strings represent
ed in gold cord. and its center utilized
as n receptacle for n photo.
Another will assume the form of a
Tyre. and be decorated with palm
leaves and flowers in cloisonne enamel.
while the space between the two .ides
can be occupied by portrait. A block
covered with fancy plush, having at it's
base stimulation Of water containing
metal flowers. reeds and grasses, forms
a capital stand or easel for waite. .cOl-
ored sketch or engraving.
The foundation of the frame, which
may be either fiat. concave or convex,
exhibits over its surface metal lace or
network. either in silver or gilt. Upon
this are laid in high relief; either n
bouquets, groups or disconnected
sprays. flowers. FERNS grasses and
reeds. which proclaim in colored enam-
els the accuracy with which they have
been copied from naodela provided b.
naturc.-M 7. HerQld.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
OUR TRAMP.
How and Why He Frightened q Whole
Household.

How and Why He Frightened q Whole
Household.
In 1.-THE long ago." when l was 4
child. my parents went away for a visit
and to remain all night. Sister Essie
was young lady and there were two
brothers younger than she. After
many directions concerning things
about the house the dear mother said
to Essie:
Il think. dear. You had better sleep
in my room. so you can look more
conveniently after the fire."
Mothers room was off the sitting
room and that opened on porch.
When bedtime came the boys. Will and
Robert, went upstairs Us usual and
Essie and l went to bed in mother $
room. l had fancied it would be Il
great treat TO sleep there, but somehow
when the light was out was
afraid. Essie soOthed and cOmforted
me and finally began telling me a
story, when suddenly. without SO
much rs a football. two distinct raps
were heard on the porch door. Essie
sprang up. lit the candle Eyes. before
the days of keroscne,) dressed and
stepped into the large room and asked:
"Who is there's No reply, but again
those peculiar knocks.
Taking my hand sh- hurried me
along to our brothers chamber and
told them to get up rs some one was
trying to com. in the house by the
porch. They soou dressed. and fol-
lowed us to the large room and listen
ell. The knocking was repeated and
Will took the poker. Rob stick of
wood. Ess;e the broom and I-well /
jnst took hold of ESTES gown. Will
stepped to the door and asked again
who was there and what he wanted.
Still no reply; and he cautiously un-
fastened thu door, opened it the least
bit, but could see no one. Asking Rob
to bring the lantern-a clumsy, per-
forated tin affair, with tallow candle
illuminstor-he prepared to 60 out.
Don't go, Will! please don't" Essio
said.
.'But I must; and if it is only some
one trying to scare us he must look out.
that is ALL"
Opening the door wide he made .
rush just in time to see figure. all in
white. scramble off the porch. Will
followed. raised the poker, but did not
strike.
Hello! it is you. is ite you miserable
old ganderr' and he caught the culprit
by the neck and brought him forward
for inspection.
True enough. it was only old Romeo.
the lawless leader of our flock of geese.
During the past winter the sole wish of
his life seemed to be the occupancy of
the porch. If gate were left open he
was the first to discover it. and with an
exultant chuckle in he would waddle
with all his retainers. Finally he be-
came such nuisance the boys decided
to confinc him. with the others in a
close pen. where they had been since
morning. But Romeo had managed to
escape only to find he had no followers
and that he could not get back to them
to sleep. Evidently disguised and
homesick. he had sought the porch.
where crOuching on the threshold he
had slept. nodded and consequently
knocked.-Detroit Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

The elephant. at all tir:,es an ex-
celleEt mountaineer. wana-rs up
Kilima-njaro to as great q heigfS rs the
buffalo. / have not only seen his re-
cent traces, but at height of $4,000
feet actually saw three of these ami
mails crossing nimbly a stream valley,
and mounting with agility the steep
slopes that rose above the water.-H.
H. Johnston.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

-Wi;dam Falls of Albany, n. Y.
has had his right leg broken twice. his
arm broken twice, his collar-bone and
five ribs broken, besides q number Of
minor injuries. William is evidently
fitting himself for the position Of base.
tall umpire. Chicago Tribune
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
RELIGIOUS READING.
.iNAsMucH...

Ard there was . phantom cry that heard - I
tost about
The bleas Of motherless lamb in the darkness
and storm without
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-13
ELLISO
Real
Collect
Rent Hous

We offer for
clal bargains :
so acres, IL
south. finely lt
We also hay
the city from !
Also vacant
parts of the C
ranging from
tracts to suit !
Bargains IN
lots in Bagb
cash.
We have als'
property for F
Call at our o
and look over
something to
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| kindly heart and warm sympathies
usually kept In repression. one
might easily pick out the president of
the Alliance as good and strong
man whom some great sorrow had
Swallowed. His residence is near
Dublin, Erath county, and his avoca-
ton that OF farmer. lie has been
an active and vigorous member OF
the a lance sinCe its inception, and
has held several county offices in ad-
dluon to his state Office, and was
elected member of the executive
committee at Cleburnc in 1856. His
steady reelection to the first Office
shows in what esteem he is held by
the order.
Mr.. Thomas Maddox Smith. the
newly elected vice-president, is res
idcnt of blooming Grove, Navarro
county. and is now in his 3j,h year.
He was born in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, and IL engaged
ia farming and teaching. lilo has
been member of the Alliance three
years, and for two years was presi
dent of sub alliance and of his county
alliance. In person Mr.. smith is u
pleasant gentleman OF fine appearance
iron dark gray eyes and face indi-
eating earncstness and will force
amounting to obstinancy. He stands
high in the Alliance. The otncr
elected members are men who have
shown strength OF character and de-
voiion TO the purposes OF the order
and all the officers ere elected not by
log rolling but by intelligent votes on
the merits of the nominees. The two
nominations for secretary were III. G..
Moore OF Fort Worth elected, and Mr..
T.. NJ. Wilcox of Waco. 1t is u credit
to Waco that she had man standing
SO high as to be placed in contest for
this high position and especially SO rs
the vote for Mr.. Wilcox was u large
one.
l. -. Wright was elected sergeant
NJ arms. aud nominations and ballot
tugs for the executive committee
was begun. a large number OF per
sons were put in nomination and
several ballots were had without cleo.
tion and the body adjourned to 5
p. III.
At the night session balloting tor
the.cXecuhve committee was resum-
ed. This is the most import
ant Office in the order
and the voting was very spirited and
it WAS only after sn excited session
that an election WAS had. The follow.
ing were elected Is. j. kendrick of
McLcnnan county Ben Terrell of
Gaudaloupe and Joseph Smclser of
Cooke. Tho election OF kendrick Is
al honor to McLennan and kendrick
will be an honor to the high Office.
He is n princely man and held in high
honor at home for ability and integ,
rity.
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commissioners Court.

The committee appointed by the
city council on Thursday to confer
with the county commissioners, AL
dcrmcn tlournoy, Caruthcrs and
McCulloch, met he commissioners
yesterday morning at the county
court room and discussed the free
bridge question freely and fully. The
result was new otlcr by the COM
missioners TO the city, or rather the
old one greatly modified. The first
required the city 10 give right of way
and guarantee the county against any
and all loss arising from litigation
with the suspension bridge company
If any should arise. The new offer
asks igdt of way and the payment of
any expenses of litigation. The dit
ference Is that in u successful law sult
by the bridge company the city in the
last case would not be responsible tor
any damages. The commissioners
| were spxious that their amended
proposition be put before the council
last night and for that reason remain
ed over In the city to this morning.
| Messrs. Jack Cross AMI Geo. T. Bird
were appointed a special committee
to visit Dallas TO study the workings
aud management OF the county con-
| Wet farm of Dallas county. The court
has worked hard and al ourns to-day
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-13
EVERYBODY is SURPRISE
AT THE BIG REDUCTIONS WE HAVE MADE IN OUJ
Fbis # Wssk CORSETSTT This VI
Misses Corsets for SO and rs Gents

We have a line Of hosiery we are offering at q.
bargains than can be had anywhere in the city, In,
owing to the depression the recent campaign has ca~
business, we have made grand reduction of rs to 40
cent i'll every line Call early and be convinced of
above facts.
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DAILY EXAMINER.
WACO, TEXAS, AUGCsTI3 1887.
IIiIt >TNTE ALLIANCE.
Fourth pays Proceedings Adoption
OF constitution and Flee
lion OF officers.

The Alliance met Yesterday morn.
my, little tagged by night session,
in which the work on the constitu.
ton WAS continued, and devoted the
morning to that work, which was
finished this morning about / /
o'clock.
The election OF officers WAS then
begun, aud the rest of the day vas
taken up with the election, The con-
test over the nominations was in
some cases very spirited, and in
others there were nominations and
election by acclimation. The follow
ing IL the roster of officers elected
up to the close of the evening session:
Evan Jones, OF Erath county, prcsi>
dent, (re-cloctcd); Thomas Maddox
Smith, of Navarro county. vicc-presi-
dent, II. G., Moore, of Tarrant, secre-
tary; II, G. McCrorcy, of llarri-
sou, chaplain; j. a Lsndcrs
OF Johnson, treasurer, h. +. Rogers
of Anderson county. state Lecturer,
j. |. Moody OF Limestone, assistant
state lecturer; Jno. Morbach, door
Keeper; T, u. Galloway OF Morris,
assistant dosrkeepcr.
Tho reelection of President Ivan
Jones was on the first ballot by vote
of III ont of 1873 votes cast. 1t it a
re- election for the third time to that
high place, being tae fourth year OF
service.
MIR. Evan Jones was born in Wood
field county, Ky, in 1856 aud is now
Al years OF age. lie is n man IN th'
prime OF life and yigor and one o
impressive appearance, Of medium
stature, and % build which Indicate
an iron frame and constitution. Hi
face is one botokeuing strength anc
self will. His eyes are u dark gray
set deeply, brow full aud broad
his features are symmetrical and
square iron jaw gives evidence o
tirmness OF purpose while tt
= face apparently impassiye
occasional CLEANS OF emotion show
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-13
4 FINAL DECISION.
Ur. &. ". white VIII not Accept the
proposition OF the CITY

ur. G. ". white WI not Accept the
proposition OF the CITY.
a conference was held yesterday
between the special water committee.
Mayor Sturges, and Mcssrs Caruthers
and McCulloch and Mr.. e. w. White
Yesterday AFTERNOON. The ultimateum
of the city cou CT was committed to
psper and formally presented to Mr..
W bite. The proposition Is that the
Waco Water Company t.ke the In
man contract just ss II stands with
certain modiiicatisus, the nature CT
which have already been published
Mr.. Whit :, OF behalf of the Waco
Water Company declined the propo
sition. The rock on wi h the nego
tiations split WAS the size of the mains,
the committee insistirg on a
sixteen inch main down Franklin
street I'd that no hydrant should be
placed on a pipe less than six inches.
Mr.. White stated that 1t was utterly
impossible for MIN to dust his sys-
TEN to such main, aud there the
negotiations broke down. The COM
mittcc understand the decision OF
Mr.. White to be final and will so re-
port to the council at its next meet
ing. 1t was the agreement of the
committee that il would recommend
to the council that further steps
should be delayed until Mayor
should send hydrostatic
engineer from Atlanta.
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Delphi, IND, Aug. =. 80 -"..-.-~
wind and hail storm passed over the
southwestern portion of this county
last afternoon. Scarcely stalk OF
corn was left standing in the track OF
the storm. Fences were blown down
and many barns unroofed. 1t resems
BLEED cyclone and covered al area OF
half mile wide.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-13

and competent expert Call and see
them at the music house of Thos.
Goggan Il Bro, No, 1863 South Fourth
street, Waco.
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FMS powcer never varies Amafvsi OF puI.
y, strength an d wholesomeness More econ.
mioal than the ordinary kinds. and cannot be
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est, short weight. alum or phosphate DOW
iers Sold only nv tho ROYAL BAking Powder
company, l0e WAN st New York,
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We cater to all classes oftrade, and
offer bargains in low, medium and
fine grades OF goods during our
clearing sale. Sanger Bros.
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FOO often cathartio pills produce
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Carcarine is a gentle laxative, MID IN
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